Jeremiah Newman (31 March 1926 – 5 April 1995) was Bishop of Limerick 1974–1995 having served as Professor and President of St Patrick's College, Maynooth.
[3] He arrived in Limerick with a strong reputation for reform having served a number of years as President of Maynooth where he adapted and shaped the college to the new challenges of the 1970s.
[4] At least one modern author[5] has quoted the epithet alleged to have been conferred on Dr Newman by Conor Cruise O'Brien 'The Mullah of Limerick" for articulating a neo-conservative position more commonly associated with the United States.
The Tablet suggested he was most "well known for his conservatism and taste for controversial remarks" before quoting the homily by Cardinal Cahal Daly that "he seemed to have a strange sense of inadequacy; and, for one who was so lovable, he seemed to have difficulties in believing that others respected and admired and indeed loved him."
Limerick City Library holds an extensive set of newspaper articles about Bishop Jeremiah Newman which have been made available online.